Entertainment & Glomour
You've paid hundreds of dollars for a ticket and braved the pouring rain to watch your favourite artist perform in what should be an unforgettable evening.But three hours and over 40 songs later, you get home and realised you can't remember a thing.It sounds almost unbelievable, but many Tay...
World
The Myanmar military is suffering defections from its forces and is finding it hard to recruit. In exclusive interviews, newly-defected soldiers tell the BBC that the junta, who seized power in a coup two years ago, is struggling to suppress the armed pro-democracy uprising."No-one wants to joi...
World,Back Page
Artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity, experts - including the heads of OpenAI and Google Deepmind - have warned.Dozens have supported a statement published on the webpage of the Centre for AI Safety."Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priori...
Russia has accused Ukraine of launching an early morning drone attack on Moscow, the first time the city has been targeted by multiple drones since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The Russian defence ministry said Kyiv had staged a "terrorist attack" using at least eight drones and causin...
Last June, Nepal's tourism ministry announced plans to move Everest base camp lower down the famous mountain because global warming and human activity were making it unsafe.The camp sits on the Khumbu glacier which is thinning rapidly, creating risks for the hundreds of climbers who pass through...
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A gruelling training programme for US Navy Seals suffers from a lack of oversight, drug use and poor medical care, according to a new report.The US Navy's report found that the programme put "candidates at significant risk" of injury and death.The investigation followed the death of a ...
A noodle vendor in Vietnam who parodied one of the country's most powerful ministers has been jailed for five-and-a half years for anti-state propaganda.Bui Tuan Lam became famous when he posted a video in 2021 mimicking the trademark gestures of the high-end London-based restaurateur Salt Bae.A...
Indians are exchanging 2,000-rupee ($24 ;£19) notes at banks as the country aims to withdraw the currency from circulation.The note was introduced in 2016 after the Indian government withdrew 500 and 1,000 rupee notes.PM Narendra Modi's decision was seen as an attempt to curb black money, ...
Disgraced former entertainer Rolf Harris, who was jailed for a series of indecent assaults on girls, has died aged 93, it has been confirmed.Harris was found guilty of a string of indecent assaults between 1968 and 1986 following a trial in 2014 - and was jailed for five years and nine months.He was...
Residents in Russia's Belgorod region who have fled their homes due to fighting there have been urged not to return yet.Russian officials say an armed "sabotage" group crossed from Ukraine and attacked the Grayvoronsky district by the border on Monday.Moscow has now launched a terroris...
Buckingham Palace has declined a request to return the remains of an Ethiopian prince who came to be buried at Windsor Castle in the 19th Century.Prince Alemayehu was taken to the UK aged just seven and arrived an orphan after his mother died on the journey.Queen Victoria then took an interest in hi...
The people of Papua New Guinea were ready to party in honour of a special guest - the president of the United States.Monday was even declared a public holiday, but the guest of honour was a no-show.Joe Biden was supposed to be the first US president to visit a Pacific Island nation on Monday, but he...
Authorities in Iran have executed three men sentenced to death in connection with the nationwide anti-government protests last year, the judiciary says.The three were convicted over their alleged involvement in a shooting attack that killed three security personnel in Isfahan in November.Amnesty Int...
Art& Culture
The Light Gas Gun at the University of Kent is an unwieldy device which, to me, looks more like a lathe than a gun.Despite its lumbering appearance the gun can fire projectiles at a speed of 1.5km per second, or around 3,500mph, that's almost twice the speed of a bullet.Today it has been loaded ...
The powerful cyclone that hit Myanmar on Sunday has killed at least 32 people, locals have told the BBC, but the toll may rise further.Cyclone Mocha was one of the strongest storms to make landfall in the region this century, packing winds of about 209km/h (130mph).The confirmed deaths are in Rakhin...
Cambodia's main opposition party and the sole credible challenger to the country's long-time leader Hun Sen has been barred from contesting July's election.Electoral authorities disqualified the Candlelight Party on Monday for not having the right paperwork.Party insiders had warned for ...
One of Sudan's most prominent singers, Shaden Gardood, has been killed in crossfire in the Sudanese city of Omdurman.Gardood died amid clashes between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Friday.The 37-year-old's death came only one day after the warring parti...
India's main opposition Congress party has defeated Prime Minister's Narendra Modi's governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a crucial election in the southern state of Karnataka.Experts say the win will give the Congress party a much-needed morale boost ahead of the national election ...
Turkey's all-powerful President Erdogan is in the fight of his life against an opposition that has united against him for Sunday's elections.His main rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu appeared before a throng of supporters on Friday, flanked by allies from across the political spectrum who have come ...
The UK has confirmed it is supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles it requested for its fight against invading Russian forces.The Storm Shadow cruise missile has a range of over 250km (155 miles), according to the manufacturer.By contrast, the US-supplied Himars missiles used by Ukraine only have...
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